support israel. defeat jihad. the transit agency initially resisted the poster campaign, which some view as anti-muslim. because it coincided with an outbreak of deadly violence in the middle east over an unrelated anti-muslim video on the internet. citing free speech concerns, a u.s. district judge ruled the posters would go up by 5:00 p.m. today. a group of college students were among the first to see it. >> i study ire a barabic, and i they used the word jihad incorrectly. >> i definitely agree with freedom of speech in the media, but you have to be conscious of how you're representing cultures. >> reporter: some posters in the new york subway system have been vandalized. >> i see the message, but it's a little misleading if you don't know much about what's going on. >> reporter: coming up on news4 at 6:00, we'll talk to the woman who created this controversial campaign. reporting live in northwest washington, jackie bensen, news4. >>> president obama is in california today for a campaign, and presidential busi